Doncasters Precision Castings

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
United Kingdom
Region
West Midlands (England); Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire; Worcestershire CC
Location of affected unit(s)
Droitwich
Sector
Manufacturing
(28) Manufacture of machinery and equipment
28.1 - Manufacture of general-purpose machinery
28.11 - Manufacture of engines and turbines, except aircraft, vehicle and cycle engines
225 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
30 January 2018
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Manufacturing firm Doncasters Precision Castings has announced that it is to cut 225 jobs. The Droitwich-based firm, which manufactures nickel-cobalt turbine blades,  has said that the job losses are necessary in order to cut costs, and has stressed that there are no plans to cease operations in the town. The statutory 45 day consultation process is reported to be underway, using the company's pre-existing joint consultative committee as the forum for discussions. A spokesperson for the company confirmed that a key aim of the consultation was to reduce the need for compulsory redundancies. 

Sources

  • 30 January 2018: Droitwich Standard

Citation

Eurofound (2018), Doncasters Precision Castings, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 93186, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/93186.